Ford's Latest Recall Will Cost An Estimated $570 Million

by Chris Teague

Published: July 16th, 2025

ford s latest recall will cost an estimated 570 million

Ford has issued another recall, this time for almost 700,000 crossovers in the United States. While the automaker has had far more recall actions than any other company this year, this one came with a price tag, as Ford disclosed the recall expenses on a recent earnings call.

The recall covers 694,271 2021-2024 Bronco Sports and 2020-2022 Ford Escapes with a 1.5-liter engine, which can experience a fuel leak, increasing the risk of fire.

Ford estimates that about 0.3 percent of the recall population has the problem, which is a little under 3,000 vehicles. The cost? Ford quoted an estimated $570 million expense to fix the problem, which it classified as a “special item” in its second-quarter earnings report. In a statement, the automaker said, “Accordingly, it will not impact our total company adjusted (earnings), adjusted earnings per share, or adjusted free cash flow.”

This recall might not impact Ford’s bottom line, but it adds to the automaker’s pile of recalls so far in 2025. Ford has accumulated 89 recalls, more than any other automaker, including Stellantis, which has recorded 18 so far this year.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Colin on Jul 17, 2025

Haha. People wonder why the rest of the world won’t buy American cars. I remember when ford quality was job 1. They did a crap job of quality back then and it always made me wonder. If their quality job is #1 and it’s piss poor. How does safety do? Ford will build garbage as long as people buy them and tariffs protect them.

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- EBFlex on Jul 17, 2025
  
  “Haha. People wonder why the rest of the world won’t buy American cars.”
  Yes, because BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen are just pinnacles of quality.
  
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- Ed on Jul 17, 2025
  
  Maybe safety is number 2, in the pejorative sense.
  
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- Bd2 on Jul 20, 2025
  
  Not coincidental that Ford's quality dropped even further after they hired a guy from Boeing (Mulally).
  
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NJRide on Jul 17, 2025

Put the 3 cylinder out of its misery. The 2.0 was fine here with the 3 just seems pathetic

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